Lord God of Holiness, You have called us to be the servants of Your servants – Our brothers and sisters in the parish. We meet as their representatives, and so we ask for the grace of Your guidance. Help us to represent them well and not simply ourselves. May the true needs of our parish and the common good of all be our concern. And above all, may Your Will in these matters become our Will. Help us who serve in leadership remember that all of our concerns are to be in service of the spiritual transformation of our parish community. May the material aspects we discuss not blind us to the primary work of our parish: The holiness of her members. May the Holy Spirit who inspired the Pentacost meeting of the apostles, visit us and grant us the light of Divine Wisdom. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.  Amen.